Top three seeds coast to sectional titles

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Oct 2, 2013 at 12:01 AMOct 2, 2013 at 7:20 PM

Nearly everything went as expected in the high school girls golf Division I sectional tournaments Oct. 1, as the top three seeds, Dublin Jerome, Dublin Coffman and Pickerington North, had little trouble earning championships.

JARROD ULREY, ThisWeek Community News

Nearly everything went as expected in the high school girls golf Division I sectional tournaments Oct. 1, as the top three seeds, Dublin Jerome, Dublin Coffman and Pickerington North, had little trouble earning championships.

The top three teams and top three individuals not on qualify teams from each sectional advanced to district Tuesday, Oct. 8, at The Links at Groveport.

While the second-highest seed at each sectional also qualified for district, there was tight competition for the final qualifying spot at two sites.

Eighth-seeded Westerville Central shot 348 to beat sixth-seeded Marysville (353) for the final qualifying berth at Mentel Memorial and 12th-seeded Hilliard Bradley carded a 355 to edge 10th-seeded Olentangy Liberty (356) for third at Westchester.

Bradley reached district for the second consecutive season, but Westerville Central advanced from sectional play for only the second time in program history. The Warhawks made their first district appearance in 2005.

At district, the top two teams and top two individuals not on qualifying teams will advance to state Oct. 18 and 19 at Ohio State's Gray Course.

"It came down to five strokes between us and Marysville, so it was exciting," Warhawks coach Steve Stewart said. "Alexandra Hansen, our No. 4 player, came in at 90, which was probably one of the best rounds of her career."

The top sectional performance was turned in by two-time defending state champion Jerome, which shot 299 to win the sectional at Oakhaven.

Finishing fourth was 11th-seeded Olentangy (373), which had two individual qualifiers in senior Taylor Dencer (86) and freshman Kara Raines (87). Westerville South junior Felicia Davenport secured the first individual spot with a 73 to advance to district for the second consecutive season.

Coffman, the second seed and defending district champion, won the sectional at Mentel Memorial with a 302.

The Shamrocks, who beat Jerome on the fifth-player tiebreaker at district a year ago after both teams shot 314, had all five players shoot in the 70s at sectional.

Fourth-seeded Watterson finished second at Mentel Memorial with a 343. The Eagles were led by junior Erin Harper, who was medalist with a 68. Also scoring were freshman Abigail Meyers (87) and juniors Ellie Kairis (92) and Avery Wakefield (96).

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